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China aquarium's 'fake' whale shark flops with angry visitors

By Agence France-Presse | October 17, 2024 - 11:47am

Visitors to a new aquarium in China were left furious this week after discovering one of its top aquatic stars was a robot,...

Pet Life

Butandings spotted in Batangas, Quezon waters

By Arnell Ozaeta | November 27, 2022 - 12:54pm

"This is the most...whale sharks I've seen so far. We are trying to observe them and record what we see so we can establish...

Nation

95% of endangered Oslob, Cebu whale sharks injured due to tourism — study

October 9, 2020 - 7:15pm

The injuries were reportedly caused by boat propellers of different sizes and could be facilitated both from the habituation...

Travel and Tourism

Don’t feed, ride whale sharks — BFAR

By Mitchelle Palaubsanon | September 15, 2019 - 12:00am

Residents have been advised against feeding whale sharks sighted in the waters off Alegria town in southern Cebu.

Nation

Alegria town residents told: Don’t feed whale sharks

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | September 15, 2019 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-7 is calling on residents of Alegria town in southern Cebu not to feed...

Cebu News

Whale sharks

By Dr. Jennifer Toledo Tan | June 3, 2019 - 12:00am

My family and I went to see the whale sharks.

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle

Whale sharks spotted in Sarangani Bay

By John Unson | March 12, 2019 - 8:10am

More than a dozen whale sharks were spotted twice early this week in Sarangani Bay, according to radio reports.

Nation

Whale sharks return to Masbate, Sorsogon

By Cet Dematera | April 3, 2018 - 12:00am

Whale sharks, locally known as butanding, have been sighted again in the waters off Masbate and Sorsogon, an official of the...

Nation

A run for the whale sharks

April 26, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Fit, fabulous and famous. Stars are known for maintaining their great physique and their active lifestyle. But more than just keeping their good looks and developing their undeniable charisma,...

Entertainment

Condura advocacy run slated

March 8, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The Condura Run for the Whale Sharks, an advocacy event by the Concepcion family led by Concepcion Durables president Ton Concepcion, is set March 22 at the Bonifacio Global open grounds in...

Sports